School of Medicine

Care of the Whole Person, and Community

Guided by the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis, care of the whole person, Georgetown University School of Medicine will educate a diverse student body, in an integrated way, to become knowledgeable, ethical, skillful, and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists who are dedicated to the care of others and health needs of our society.

News Stories

More Clues Revealed in Link Between Normal Breast Changes and Invasive Breast Cancer
October 15, 2018
A research team led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has published the results of a mouse study that shows how changes in mammary glands to accommodate breastfeeding use a molecular process believed to contribute to the survival of premalignant breast cells.
GWIM Announces New Portrait for 'Women on the Walls'
October 8, 2018
Georgetown Women in Medicine leadership announced that the late Estelle Ramey, PhD, will be the subject of the first portrait commissioned as part of its Women on the Walls campaign, which seeks to increase the number of women depicted on the walls of Georgetown University Medical Center.
Beloved Department of Medicine Faculty Member Receives Endowed Professorship
October 5, 2018
Friends, family and colleagues of Charles A. "Chip" Read, MD, FCCP (M'86, R'88, W'91) celebrated his investiture as the inaugural holder of the Allan J. Goody, MD Endowed Professorship in Medical Education.
Mouse Study Mirrors Human Findings That Link Chemotherapy and APOE4 to Cognitive Issues
October 4, 2018
New research by Georgetown University Medical Center investigators indicates that a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat breast cancer alters brain structure and function in mice that express the human APOE4 gene, which is known to significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.